At Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, we value the diversity that each of our attorneys brings to our Firm and especially to our valued clients. We appreciate the differences in everyone involved in our practice of law and strive to promote those differences within our Firm community, as well as our community as a whole. Our attorneys recognize the benefits of diversity to our clients and to each individual involved in our practice. We work diligently to promote the creativity and vitality that develops as a result of these differences. Our efforts to promote diversity throughout our Firm include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Lewis, Rice & Fingersh actively recruits and works to retain all attorneys who join our Firm, without regard to race, color, sex, age, veteran status, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability;
- We actively participate in the St. Louis Diversity Clerkship Program of first year law students, the Diversity Job Fair sponsored by area law firms and support diverse student networking programs;
- Our Kansas City office is an active supporter and participant in the Heartland Diversity Job Fair sponsored by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association;
- Women at Lewis, Rice & Fingersh enjoy numerous leadership roles at the Firm, including long-standing service on the Firm's Management, Recruiting and Associate Development Committees;
- The Firm recognizes that alternative work arrangements provide opportunity to retain talented attorneys who require flexible and part-time schedules -- multiple attorneys take advantage of the Firm's generous Reduced Hours Program; and
- We value our experience serving as mentors to the diverse law students in a further effort to attract the energy and originality of having a diverse workforce at our firm.
We at Lewis, Rice & Fingersh make significant efforts to promote diversity within our firm, legal community, legal educational community and metropolitan community. We will continue to expand upon these efforts and value the input of our employees, clients, and community to further these initiatives.